In Chinese medicine, enteritis generally refers to diarrhea and dysentery, and it is considered to be caused by cold and dampness, dampness-heat obstruction (dampness and heat gathering to form stagnation), and food stagnation in stomach and intestines, etc. According to the cause, Chinese herbs such as Cangzhu, Huanglian, and Hawthorn can be used to treat the disease.
1. Cold and dampness: For enteritis caused by cold and dampness, you can take Chinese medicines that warm the middle and eliminate dampness, such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Radix et Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Cardamom and other medicines under the guidance of doctor.
2. Damp-heat obstruction: If the enteritis is caused by damp-heat obstruction, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take Huanglian, Huangbai, Scutellaria baicalensis and other herbs to remove damp-heat.
3. Food stagnation in stomach and intestines: patients with food stagnation in stomach and intestines can also cause enteritis, at this time you can take hawthorn, Shenquan, half-summer and other herbs under the guidance of a physician.
The above medicines should be used under the guidance of physicians, and should not be used on their own to avoid adverse consequences. It is recommended that patients should seek medical treatment in time after the emergence of enteritis, and the professional physician should carry out diagnosis and treatment to avoid delaying the condition.